This bill establishes that it is U.S. policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. References to "Israel" in future acts of Congress relating to appropriations or foreign commerce shall be interpreted to include the Golan Heights.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 567 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 567
Clarifying that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's
sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 26, 2019
Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cramer, and Mr.
Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
Clarifying that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's
sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That it is the sense of
the Senate that--
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) On September 1, 1975, President Gerald Ford provided a
diplomatic assurance to Israel that ``the U.S. will support the
position that an overall settlement with Syria in the framework
of a peace agreement must assure Israel's security from attack
from the Golan Heights [and] it will give great weight to
Israel's position that any peace agreement with Syria must be
predicated on Israel remaining on the Golan Heights''.
(2) In October 1991, Secretary of State James Baker
provided a diplomatic assurance to Israel that ``the United
States continues to stand behind the assurance given by
President Ford to Prime Minister Rabin on September 1, 1975''.
(3) Iran has used the war in Syria to establish a long-term
military presence in the Levant, to attack Israel from across
the Golan Heights, and to create territorial corridors that
allow it to provide arms to its troops and terrorist proxies.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Israel's security from attacks from Syria and Lebanon
cannot be assured without Israeli sovereignty over the Golan
Heights; and
(2) in light of new realities on the ground, including
Iran's presence in Syria--
(A) it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of
a peace agreement between Israel and Syria will be an
Israeli withdrawal from the Golan Heights; and
(B) it is realistic to expect that any peace
agreement between Israel and Syria will only be
achieved on the basis of Israel remaining on the Golan
Heights; and
(3) it is in the United States national security interest
to ensure that--
(A) Israel retains control of the Golan Heights;
and
(B) the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad faces
diplomatic and geopolitical consequences for its
killing of civilians, the ethnic cleansing of Arab
Sunnis, and the use of weapons of mass destruction.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the United States--
(1) to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan
Heights; and
(2) to promote and conduct joint projects with Israel on
the Golan Heights, including projects--
(A) in basic and applied scientific fields;
(B) in industrial research and development; and
(C) in strategic and applied research of
agricultural problems.
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Any reference to ``Israel'' in any existing or future Act of
Congress relating to appropriations or foreign commerce, including
customs and international trade, shall be interpreted to include the
Golan Heights.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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